Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Current Opinion in Cell Biology is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Outside Front Cover91
Editorial Board72
Outside Back Cover70
Editorial Board58
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer54
Outside Front Cover50
Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?48
You can go your own way: SNX-BAR coat complexes direct traffic at late endosomes45
Separation of powers: A key feature underlying the neuroprotective role of Retromer in age-related neurodegenerative disease?44
Leveraging phylogenetic diversity: Cellular dynamics in non-model organisms43
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis43
Development of a multiciliated cell41
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling39
Driving cancer: Motor and adaptor protein dysregulation in endocytic receptor signalling36
Editorial Board35
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology35
Outside Back Cover35
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?34
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations34
Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells32
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering31
Editorial Board30
The cell biology of Extracellular Vesicles: A jigsaw puzzle with a myriad of pieces30
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments30
Editorial Board29
Outside Back Cover29
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?29
Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair29
Cellular spartans at the pass: Emerging intricacies of cell competition in early and late tumorigenesis28
Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells28
Functional analysis of Hikeshi reveals physiological significance of nuclear Hsp7028
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic28
Engines of change: Nonmuscle myosin II in mechanobiology27
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size27
Autophagy regulation by signaling27
Dynamins in human diseases: differential requirement of dynamin activity in distinct tissues27
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system27
Reading oscillatory instructions: How cells achieve time-dependent responses to oscillating transcription factors26
Helical motion and torque generation by microtubule motors26
Mitotic signalling in progenitor cells: Integrating cell division with cell specification26
The dynamic nuclear envelope: resilience in health and dysfunction in disease25
A molecular systems perspective on calcium oscillations beyond ion fluxes25
The molecular biophysics of extracellular vimentin and its role in pathogen–host interactions24
Decoding the cell nucleus24
Organizing principles underlying COPII-mediated transport24
Sperm-specific proteins: new implications for diagnostic development and cancer immunotherapy24
Nuclear lipid droplet: Guardian of nuclear membrane lipid homeostasis?24
The nature of the root clock at single cell resolution: Principles of communication and similarities with plant and animal pulsatile and circadian mechanisms23
ROS and the cell cycle: Cycling in and out of the comfort zone of redox control23
Outside Back Cover23
Protein folding and quality control during nuclear transport23
Outside Front Cover - Journal name, Cover image, Volume issue details, ISSN, Cover Date, Elsevier Logo and Society Logo if required23
Rethinking tubulin acetylation: From regulation to cellular adaptation23
Stress-protecting harbors for hematopoietic stem cells22
License to drive: Receptor-mediated ER exit of proteins and lipids22
Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites22
Regulatory events controlling ER-phagy22
In situ studies of membrane biology by cryo-electron tomography22
Rediscovering the intricacies of secretory granule biogenesis22
Mechanobiology of myeloid cells22
Signaling oscillations: Molecular mechanisms and functional roles22
Dynamic structure of the cytoplasm21
Follow the flow: Actin and membrane act as an integrated system to globally coordinate cell shape and movement21
Vertex remodeling during epithelial morphogenesis21
Shaping up: Recent advances in the study of plant calcium channels20
Mitochondria and cell death signalling20
Mechanisms of cellular fitness and cell competition: Towards an integrated view20
Mechanical regulation of the Notch signaling pathway20
Replication-transcription symbiosis in the mammalian nucleus: The art of living together19
Opening the gate: Complexity and modularity of the nuclear pore scaffold and basket19
Emergence of neuron types19
Transmit and protect: The mechanical functions of intermediate filaments19
Navigating confinement: Mechanotransduction and metabolic adaptation19
The multidimensional roles of intermediate filaments - bridging genetic diversity with form, functions, and targets18
New directions in epithelial mechanoadaptation18
Replicating chromatin in the nucleus: A histone variant perspective18
Interplay between Notch signaling and mechanical forces during developmental patterning processes18
Outside Back Cover18
Nuclear speckle biology: At the cross-roads of discovery and functional analysis18
Mechanisms controlling the mechanical properties of the nuclei18
Impact of organelle architecture on oocyte developmental potential17
Jagged-mediated development and disease: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications for Alagille syndrome17
Extracellular matrix dynamics: A key regulator of cell migration across length-scales and systems17
Cellularization across eukaryotes: Conserved mechanisms and novel strategies17
Spatiotemporal regulation of switching front–rear cell polarity17
ER and Golgi trafficking in axons, dendrites, and glial processes17
Waves of change: Dynamic actomyosin networks in embryonic development17
Outside Front Cover17
Modeling cytoskeletal and cell dynamics17
Editorial Board16
Myosin 2 – A general contractor for the cytoskeleton16
Nuclear biophysics: Spatial coordination of transcriptional dynamics?16
Nanoscale mechano-adaption of integrin-based cell adhesions: New tools and techniques lead the way16
Macromolecular crowding: Sensing without a sensor16
Calcium wave propagation during cell extrusion16
Exploring the dynamic behavior of leukocytes with zebrafish16
Posttranslational modifications of keratins and their associated proteins as therapeutic targets in keratin diseases16
Septin dynamics and organization in mammalian cells16
Inter-organ communication in Drosophila: Lipoproteins, adipokines, and immune-metabolic coordination15
Editorial Board15
Outside Front Cover15
The unique biomechanics of intermediate filaments – From single filaments to cells and tissues15
Biomolecular condensates in epithelial junctions15
Outside Back Cover15
Outside Back Cover15
Structuring of the endolysosomal system by HOPS and CORVET tethering complexes15
From brain-sparing to prioritised tumour growth: Insights into tumour-host interactions15
Cadherin-linked morphogen gradient actualizes robust tissue patterning15
Editorial Board15
Regulation of immune cell development, differentiation and function by stromal Notch ligands15
The redox-responsive roles of intermediate filaments in cellular stress detection, integration and mitigation14
Editorial Board14
Outside Front Cover14
Building the phagocytic cup on an actin scaffold14
Emerging methods and applications in 3D genomics14
Membrane fusion and fission during eukaryogenesis14
The compass to follow: Focal adhesion turnover14
Editorial Board14
Recent advances in spying on cell signaling with fluorescent biosensors13
Computational tools for cellular scale biophysics13
Genome-wide tracing to decipher nuclear organization13
Septins in animal tissue architecture: more than just peanuts13
GFAP-isoforms in the nervous system: Understanding the need for diversity13
Outside Back Cover13
Outside Front Cover13
Early steps in the birth of four membrane-bound organelles—Peroxisomes, lipid droplets, lipoproteins, and autophagosomes13
Building and breaking mechanical bridges between the nucleus and cytoskeleton: Regulation of LINC complex assembly and disassembly12
Sister chromatid cohesion through the lens of biochemical experiments12
Making and breaking the inner nuclear membrane proteome12
The role of spatiotemporal organization and dynamics of clock complexes in circadian regulation12
Transport-dependent maturation of organelles in neurons12
Outside Front Cover12
Endoplasmic reticulum – condensate interactions in protein synthesis and secretion12
Mitochondrial movers and shapers: Recent insights into regulators of fission, fusion and transport12
PI4KA and PIKfyve: Essential phosphoinositide signaling enzymes involved in myriad human diseases12
Mechanotransduction: Forcing a change in metabolism12
Building the brush border, one microvillus at a time12
Mitochondrial motility modulators coordinate quality control dynamics to promote neuronal health12
Physiological and regulatory convergence between osmotic and nutrient stress responses in microbes12
Spandrels of the cell nucleus12
53BP1-mediated activation of the tumor suppressor p5312
Advantages of integrating Brillouin microscopy in multimodal mechanical mapping of cells and tissues11
Advances in mitophagy initiation mechanisms11
Cytoskeletal scaffolding of NaVs and KVs in neocortical pyramidal neurons: Implications for neuronal signaling and plasticity11
RAS/ERK signaling and PLK1: Coordinating developmental regulation and disease mechanisms11
Cancer-associated fibroblasts: Recent advances and therapeutic implications11
Controlling cell architecture with protein design11
Phase separation in chemical and mechanical signal transduction11
Acidification on the plasma membrane10
Pulling the strings on solid-to-liquid phase transitions in cell collectives10
Who's really in charge: Diverse follower cell behaviors in collective cell migration10
Outside Front Cover10
An evolutionary perspective on Arf family GTPases10
New advances in innate immune endosomal trafficking10
AAA ATPase protein–protein interactions as therapeutic targets in cancer10
Endosome biogenesis is controlled by ER and the cytoskeleton at tripartite junctions10
Advances in single-cell omics: Transformative applications in basic and clinical research10
Lipid osmosis, membrane tension, and other mechanochemical driving forces of lipid flow10
Actin nucleoskeleton in embryonic development and cellular differentiation10
Dysfunctional cardiomyocyte signalling and heart disease10
From images to understanding: Advances in deep learning for cellular dynamics analysis10
Outside Back Cover9
Editorial Board9
The DNA damage response in the chromatin context: A coordinated process9
Cancer-associated fibroblasts as mediators of tissue microenvironment remodeling in cancer9
Outside Front Cover9
Exploring membrane mechanics: The role of membrane-cortex attachment in cell dynamics9
Topological epigenetics: The biophysics of DNA supercoiling and its relation to transcription and genome instability9
Organelle morphology and positioning orchestrate physiological and disease-associated processes9
Mining cell–cell signaling in single-cell transcriptomics atlases9
Macropinocytosis: Molecular mechanisms and regulation9
Outside Back Cover9
Convergent molecular pathways to inherited Parkinson's disease9
Editorial Board9
Editorial Board8
Vimentin cage – A double-edged sword in host anti-infection defense8
Transient, nano-scale, liquid-like molecular assemblies coming of age8
Actin filament dynamics at barbed ends: New structures, new insights8
Membrane-less compartments in the nucleus: Separated or connected phases?8
Chromosomal instability in development and disease: Beyond cancer evolution8
From WRC to Arp2/3: Collective molecular mechanisms of branched actin network assembly8
Structural determinants of intermediate filament mechanics8
The vital role of p97/valosin-containing protein-mediated degradation pathways in tumour immunity8
Cytoplasm mechanics and cellular organization8
Biomolecular condensates as drivers of membrane trafficking and remodelling8
The impact of altered lamin B1 levels on nuclear lamina structure and function in aging and human diseases8
Protein control of membrane and organelle dynamics: Insights from the divergent eukaryote Toxoplasma gondii8
Post-transcriptional regulation as a conserved driver of neural crest and cancer-cell migration8
Outside Front Cover7
‘Corrigendum to “An amuse-bouche of stem cell regulation: Underlying principles and mechanisms from adult Drosophila intestinal stem cells” [Curr Opin Cell Biol, December 73 (2021), pages 58–68]’7
Prolonged mitosis: A key indicator for detecting stressed and damaged cells7
Outside Back Cover7
Intermediate filaments in the heart: The dynamic duo of desmin and lamins orchestrates mechanical force transmission7
The third dimension of the actin cortex7
Condensate-membrane interactions shape membranes, tune cytoskeletal assembly, and localize mRNAs7
Outside Back Cover7
New insights into tuft cell formation: Implications for structure–function relationships7
Machines, mechanics and mechanisms of cells and tissues7
Scaling the cellular frontier: Mechanobiology, tissue dynamics and function7
The functional organisation of the centromere and kinetochore during meiosis7
The relationship between nucleosome positioning and higher-order genome folding7
Mechanotransduction through protein stretching7
Editorial: Modern approaches in cytoskeleton-related topics7
Cytoskeletal crosstalk: A focus on intermediate filaments7
Editorial Board7
Editorial Board7
Direct quantitative perturbations of physical parameters in vivo to elucidate vertebrate embryo morphogenesis7
New insights into the OSBP‒VAP cycle7
Cell dynamics revealed by microscopy advances6
Novel tools to study cell-ECM interactions, cell adhesion dynamics and migration6
Plasticity of cytoplasmic intermediate filament architecture determines cellular functions6
Editorial: Emerging concepts and tools in genome organization and chromatin function in eukaryotes6
Design principles of regulatory networks underlying epithelial mesenchymal plasticity in cancer cells6
The biophysics of cell motility through mechanochemically challenging environments6
Nonlinear dynamics in phosphoinositide metabolism6
Molecular and cellular constraints on vesicle traffic evolution6
New insights into signaling networks coordinating epidermal stem cell regulation in skin regeneration and aging6
Computational modeling of membrane trafficking processes: From large molecular assemblies to chemical specificity6
Stability dynamics of neurofilament and GFAP networks and protein fragments6
Regulation of actin dynamics by Twinfilin6
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